TIIR OMAITA DAILY TUCK : TlirKHDAV , ATTniTST Uo , I81KS. n
,9 POPOCIMTS AND THE PASSES
How tboRoform Officials Enjoy thoUssof
Railroad "Facilities , "
TOTAL OF THEIR MILEAGE FOR A YEAR
KM ( MI ii Trip * Tnkrii nnil n
lity < ! < Kutliiiutr nil lln
llonnl .liniriir ) HIO | HIP
teitt of Tlirlr TrmrU.
LINCOLN , A tii ? . 2 < . ( Special ) It Is now
nbont two months since the announcement
was madp by tonubody that the state oin-
cltiM had concluded that "pasics tvere
bribes" and had nil turned In their passei.
In Dplte of this "grand stand" announce
ment It appears that the olllciali at the
utate house are mill well stocked with
passes and that they are putting thern to
moro general use thin before. Today the
auditor's office Is represented on the rail
roads a * folloua : Cornell has gone to tllch *
ardcon county to fix hl fences , after hnxlng
Just returned from n trip to Denver ; liond
Clerk Price li In Omaha ; Clerk Whlttnker
Is enjoying the * mountain breezes of Cdl-
orado , and Nephew John Simpson , the county
examiner , will leavp tomorrow , accompanied
by three relatives , for a trip to Colorado.
Prom the. ofllce of secretary of state : I'or-
trr li In Omaha , Mohn li In Colorado and
Weciner returned last night from Holdrcge ,
vvhcro ho was looking after a county con-
\ontlcn. ,
I'roni the Rovernor's office1 Secretary
Marct In In Omaha on his \vny from nn
extended trip , the governor Is Just getting
Buttled clou n from a long railroad trip
through the south.
Of the other officials w'ho ' are enjoying
the Jioapltulity of the railroads , Dahlman Is
an usual scouring the state In the Interests
of the democratic campaign , Deputy Patter
son from thu treasurer's office , accompanied
by his wife , Is at Hot Springs , S. D , and
f numerous other attaches of the state house
are tra\ cling about , either for their health
V or for the good of the party.
'lutiiilitlvil Sfnlcinriit of
A careful estimate has been made of the
amount of railroad transportation used by
the "reform" olTlclals during the past twenty
months. In thU estimate no account Is
taken of the \lslts of Superintendent Jnek-
Eon and Commissioner Wolfe over the state
on ofllce business , while the tra\els of the
bank examiners , all Inspectors and the at
taches of the outside state Institutions are
not included In the total , as no possible
estimate can bo made of the distance trav-
cled by these officials , all of them on free
passes. The following table Is prepared
from the knowledge of the actual trips taken
by the officials , deputies and their Imme
diate relatives :
'Miles
Auditor's ofllco . 61.FOO
Treasurer's office . 74 TOO
Secretarv'H olllce . 33,000 J
Commissioner's ofllco . 18,000
Governor's office . ( ACM )
Attorney Kcner.il's ofllce . SI.OGu
Hoard of Transportation . 2VWO
l.iilior bureau . IQ.OuU
Adjutant ( icner'.il . 10,000
Hoard of Irrigation . 10,000
Total . 358,500 )
It Is figured that the distance traveled by
the various Inspectors , clerks , employes of
Institutions , Commissioner Wolfe , Superin
tendent Jackton and other deputies , and the
nrmy of relatives and friends who have
passed over the roads , and none of whom
are Included In the above table , will fully
double the total given. This makis It prob
able that If the present gait Is kept up to
the end of tlfo present jear the "reform
olllclals" will have enjoyed the favor of the
railroads to thp extent of SOO.OOO miles of
free riding , which. If paid for at the regu
lar ratta , would amount to $21,000 , without
Including any extra'charge' for special cars
and attendance.
ll Tli ( > > Pile It Up.
In the above estimate It will seem to the
casual observer that the figures relating to
the offices of Treasurer Mcterve and Attor
ney General Smyth are somewhat out of
proportion to the others , ns neither of thcso
officers have a vcrj large corps of deputies
to help In the good woik. It must be re
membered , however , tl-at both Attorney-
General Smyth and Deputy Smith ha\e lived
at Omaha during their terms , going back
and forth between the metropolis and Lin
coin as un ordinary business 'man would go
back and forth on u street car. If Smyth
makes three round trips per week the total
reaches 330 miles per week , or over 17,000
miles per year Two years would make 31-
000 miles v Ithout counting the regular
trips of Smith and Corcoran , and the other
junkets of the two principal olllclals
In the cafe of Slrserve , It Is remembered
that last year the treasurer lived at Mc-
Cook , making weekly trips back and forth ,
and quite often giving his relatives an outIng -
Ing over the railroad lines This made an
average of about 7SO miles per week , or
30,000 miles during the year for trips be
tween Lincoln and McCook. The balance Is
easily made up this year and last by the
extra tilps of the treasurer and his ofllco
force , none of whonl have been avcrso to
doing thejr part In keeping the rust from
accumulating on the railroad tracks. This
year Mr. Mescrvo and family live here mod
estly at a $3 a day hotel , and the McCook
trips arc not so frequent.
The free poFBlng of the reform offlclals
has extended to Florid * , Texas , Arkansas ,
Virginia Tennessee , New York. Chicago , In !
diana , Colorado , South Dakota and other
states , and to rvery conceivable point in the
state of Nebraska when- railroad touches ,
and , with the indisputable evidence of the
grrnt obligations In the railroad companies
it Is roiibldrrrd no gicat wonder when the
populist voters of the slnto Inquire.
"Whither are wo drifting' " and , also ,
"Whither are they passing' "
1.1 ill-olu l.oc'ill .Nutt-M.
University Place voted yesterday to allow
the Lincoln Street Hallway company to ex
tend Its track ! through that village. The
xote was 0 ! > to 12.
State Superintendent Jackson has attended
ttacliers meetings nt lllalr aid Syracuse
this week and will bo at the meeting at
Nelson tomorrow
Tha dally sick report from the Third
reglmtnt today announces that there nia
thirty-six sick men In the qjartcrs and
twenty -three In the hospital
The local fire department Is preparing to
send a racing team to compete for the
prises nt Mio Omaha tournament , September '
C to 10. Tl. j coming event Is nrouslng
much Interest all over the city and tin re arc }
Some soaps do but little harm.
Some do much harm. There is
one soap that docs uo harm. It
vvon'tslirink
wool won't
harm fine
laces won't
injure the
skin. Make
any test you
There
is absolute
ly no harm-
"J 0MA IWISHHADMNI | fulness in
i
1
i
If PCS that the Lincoln department will lifl
among the winner .
Oinnhn people ftt'tlin hotels' At lhi Un *
dell A Newmnn , It K Hunhes. rtinrlri II
( Unroll. 1' L Low ID , W Hi Klnnor , P < '
Ttittlt ? At the Lincoln A. J. Love , J 0.
Phllllpl , C. K. Orlmlrii.
Cards nrn out for the wrddlnp of frank
L Mr.ry of the grvcrrtr's office Id MUs
C'ntlirrliK Nevlll" of i'lnttsmouth , to occur
nt the latter ' -It ) on thr 7th of next month.
MlM Neville In a dfiughtcr of cx-Scnator
Nevlllo of Cats county.
The Automatic Has Lamp company of
Oniah.1 has Hied articles of Incorj oration.
with ft capita ! stock of < JoO.OOO. The stock
holders nro Allan It. Kclley , Frank A.
Iiroadwcll , William E. Ynrton , James A.
Varton and James b. Hllcy.
The body of John Doollttlc arrived here
from Chicago this morning and the funeral
was held this afternoon under the direction
of the Grand Army of the Republic posts
Mr. Doollttlc was formerly n resident of
this city and was one of the early mayors.
The parents of Henry lloalcn , who en
listed In Company H , Pecond regiment , and
whoso home Is at Wllbcr , have written to
General Uarry snylng that they have lenrnml
that Henry Is sick In the hospital ut Chlck-
nraautca and they would like to know If ho
Is well enough to accompany the regiment
when It starts Loire.
IS IT MURDER OR ACCIDENT ?
Antelope Co n n r Mini Kllleil In n
huufllp I'nrllFN llnil l'rr\
llnil Trnuliif.
NCLIGH , Neb. Aug. 24 ( Special Tele-
grab ) Late last evening n telegram was
rccrlred stating that Henry Rasor , living
In the extreme northeast part of the county ,
had been accidentally shot and asking the
attendance of the coroner. In response1 tea
a message of Inquiry , the station agent at
Orchard replied that there had been a
scullle between Mr. Uasor and Mr Drayton ,
during which the former , who had a gun
In his possession , wr.s shot. From other
sourcps It Is learned that there has been
previous trouble between the parties. The
sheriff and coroner nro both nt the scene ,
but It Is expected that no definite particu
lars of the occurrence can bo obtained be
fore tomorrow.
Ilnlii ConU the Air.
NORTH LOOP. Neb , Aug 24. ( Special. )
After throe days of almost Insufferable
l.tat and hot winds , during which the temperature -
peraturo ranged from 90 to 110 degrees ,
relief came on Tuesday morning In the shape
of a line shower , lasting until 2 o'clock in
the afternoon.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb , Aug. 24 ( Spe
cial. ) A line rain fell In this vicinity last
night , which did much good to the corn ,
vegetables and fiult.
EDGAR , Neb , Aug. 24. ( Special. ) The
weather has been Intensely hot during the
last week , and on Monday afternoon there
uero hot winds , the first of the season.
Yesterday was also very hot , but about 2:30 :
p. in. , a shower came up and rain fell for
about thirty minutes , cooling the air and
preventing damage by hot winds. Corn still
looks promising.
SYRACUSE , Neb , Aug. 24 ( Special Tel
egram ) There was a heavy thunder storm
last night. The precipitation was three-
quarters of an Inch.
HUMBOLUT , Neb. Aug. 24 ( Special. )
The farmers are Jubilant over a fine rain
which visited this section
jesterday after
noon at 4.30 and Is ettll continuing at C
o'clock. H Is falling gently , unaccompanied
by wind , and v.Ill do much good to vegeta
tion of all kinds. It also made a marked
Improvement in the temperature.
AplirimUnnM Wounded.
DAVID CITY , Neb , Aug. 24. ( Special. )
John r. Duptan of Company E , First
Nebraska , whose name appears In the list
of severely wounded in the dispatch from
General Merrltt , Is a son of T. F. Duncan
of David Clt > . Being a young man of
strong constitution and general good health
great hopes are expressed that he will
recover. The Charles E. Peltzer , Company
E , mentioned as having been slightly
wounded probably refers to Charles E.
Beltzcr of Osccola , who was a member of
Company K , his father , S. A. Beltrer , pub
lishing a newspaper at thnt place Let
ters received here , written by Corporal
Harry W. Evans of Company E , the day
of his reported death from a surgical opera
tion , put to rest nil fears that were keepIng -
Ing his family anil friends In suspense.
The report of The Bee of the 24th In re
gard to William Lewis Is correct.
The Cljde E Tclleson mentioned form
erly resided In David City , was a member
of Company E , enlisted nt Lincoln and
was a member of the University cadets at
the time of his enlistment.
Otop Count > Tern-hern' Inntlttitr.
SYRACUSE , Neb , Aug. 24 ( Special Tel
egram. ) The Otoe- County Teachers' Insti
tute Is In session hero with Superintendents
C. G. Pcarse of Omaha , J. P. Say lor of Lin
coln and C. A. Fullmer of Bdgar as In
structors. The attendance today was IDS.
Superintendent Savior lectures Thursday
night on "American Expansion. "
William Schroeder lost a valuable horse
today. Someone entered his barn and ar
ranged tun feed box so that the animal
gorged himself w'lth ground feed.
lleel le Will C'KHf.
HUMBOLDT , Neb , Aug. 24. ( Special. )
Count > Judge Gagnor today decided the BIs-
sel will raso ! n favor of the contesting
helix , setting aside the will which was
presented for probate. The property in
volved amounts to about $20,000 and was
left by the deceased , William p. Bissel ,
to nn "anti-secret" organization , The
natural heirs are bringing a contest , and
the chances are the case will reach the
hlghtr courts , ns both sides are stubborn
and have good financial backlns.
Pined for \MNniill.
HUMBOLDT. Neb . Aug 24 ( Special )
The final hearing of George Wright on a
charge of assaulting Nlghtwatch Conner
with u rock or othci rilsslle was held today.
The officer , with a party of citizens , was
raiding a supposed gambling house and
they claim Wright took offense at Con
ner's action In the matter and hurled a
rock t him In the darkncEs. Police Judge
Hull declared the accused guilty and Im
posed u fine of J-J and costs. An appeal
will be taken
' eimtiirliil Com eiitlini Called.
CHADRON. Neb. , AUK. 24 ( Special )
The convention of the Fourteenth senatorial
district will be held in Gordon , Neb , on
WednpBiU ) , September 21 , a call to thit
effect having Just been Issued by J. II
crowder , chairman. It Is a foregone con
clusion that Hon. W. H. Rcjuolds of Chad-
roil will be the nominee.
l.OMCN It l.lnill.
UNION. Neb. , Aug 24 ( Special Tele
gram ) At 10 o'clock this forenoon Carl , '
the 12-year-old son of J C 1'rank , was run
over by the southbound freight train nnd his
right leg was badly mangled. Several phy
sicians amputated the limb near the hip at
& o'clock thU evening and at 11 p m the
boy Is resting ns well as can be expected ,
yet his recovery Is considered doubtful.
Ollleer Hi-turn * Home Mek.
TECUMSEH. Neb , Aug. 24. ( Special )
Lieutenant K , L Dlnsmore arrived home
from Chlckamauga Park yesterday , on leave
of absence. Ho Is sick. Lieutenant Dlns-
inoro Is of company I , Second Nebraska ,
A dwelling In East Tccumsch burned to
the ground yesterday. It was occupied by
C. Barton and family and all household (
e&cctsvire lost. ,
l'lllerj | < > of > i-lirnki > ntN. .
Regent Forcll lectured nt franklin , this
week upon the subject "The Three-Foil 1
Education " Ills lectures ore In the In-
terest of the Industrial department 9t the 1
flfc very lilhliiy spokcrf of
liy the loon I Impure
Illlll.ltnl.i nf li'tonih : | IrnftirIMInrrf tvi
been upon the university grounds the past
ten dnys
Chancellor Mncl.pnn leaves Minnesota thin
week with I'retldent .Nnrthruti of Minnesota
university , nud jmrty , for n trip to the 1'n-
tlflc coftit. The party will In- gone until
September.
The Outlook of last week contained a very
ploajnnl article upon ntatn universities by
Chancellor Northrup of Minnesota , with n
group photograph of the presidents nf the.
\vcstern unlvrrsltlu.
All the way from St. Petersburg , Russia ,
a student -writes to ascertain tmrtlculnrn In
regard to the elictrlcal engineering depart
i ment , with the Intention , as ho writes , of
coming here to take the course.
The additional rocm secured by the new-
building will bo crowdtil from the start.
The mathematics department , the new school
of domestic science and some of the scientific
departments will be housed In the new
building , besides the lecture- and class rooms
of the mechanic arts department.
Prof. A. E. Davlsson of the School of
Agriculture has returned from a two weeks'
haid tour of the state speaking at teachers'
Institutes , arranging farmers' institutes for
next winter and promoting the work of the
department with which he Is connected
There will be n largo Increase In the School
of Agriculture at the fall semester.
The walls of the new Mechanics Arts'r
building are Just being completed and work
will begin next week. The building will
' bo ' ready for occupancy during the fall.
It has been resolved to make the occasion
a memorable one , and President Chaplin of
Washington university , St. Louis , has been
Invited to deliver the address.
Prof. Owen of the department of electric
engineering , has been elected to the profes
sorship of electricity In McGlll university ot
Montreal , Canada , with an increase of sal
ary m.d will probably go theie The board
. of regents will be called upon to elect some
one to occupy the cliali here Prof Owen
will remain until December to start 'ho
work for the pieseut jear.
Prof Lawrence Bruner has returned from
hli visit to the gra shoppcr district In south
west Nebraska. Ha found the hoppers there
by the bushel and great damage done In
some localities The hoppers are not the
old flyers which devastate ! the west twenty-
years rign , but an entirely different variety.
They have entirely consumed tunny fields of
alfalfa and severely damaged cornfields The
best method of fighting them as devised by
Prof Bruner is a machine about ten feet
wide , which Is driven up and down the Odds
of alfalfa by horses and which catches the
hoppers In a tin box filled with an emulsion
of coal oil and water. One tilp around a
twenty-aero field has gathered five or six
bushels of hoppers.
DISTRUSTS THE UNITED STATES
Uncertain of Onr Mntlx-n Ilnytl He-
turn-it tn Allow Citablltilimnit of
Weather Ilurraii Station There.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. U has Just de
veloped that the Haytlan Rovernmont In Its
recent refusal to permit the establishment
of a United States weather bureau station
there , based Its action on a suspicion that
the United States Intended It as lan Initia
tive action toward territorial acquisition on
that Island. While almost all the govern
| ments , negotiated with cheerful ! } co-operated
in the movement for the extension of our
weather , ' absolutely refused.
The result was Instructions of the most
positive character refusing to allow any word
of our weather warnings in any shaps to
reach that country. The correspondence be
tween thg two governments follows :
LEGATION OP THE UNITED STATES ,
POUT AU PRINCE , Hajtl , Jul } 2. Hon.
Urutus St. Victor , Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs , Port Au Prince. Sir My
government , In order to moro completely
study the atmospheric changes In the
tropics , desires to establish meteorological
stations In various ports of the West Indies ,
South and Central America. My government
desires to have jour republic Join In the
great benefit that will bo attained from tha
meteorological observations Jn the study of
the great hurricanes and storm centers no
prevalent at certain seasons of the year In
that section , which not only brings wide
spread damage to the commerce , but also
lays waste great areas of territory. In the
establishment of such stations , the knowl
edge will be such as to give warning to
the world's commerce.
These stations will be equipped with the
latest and best Instruments to study all
features of the atmosphere as they may
occur in these latitudes. Desiring that > ou
shall share In the great benefit therefrom ,
It asks ot you your co-operation In this ad
vancement in the world of science , not by
the expenditure of money on jour part , but
that one of these stations bo established
within the limits of your republic.
My government suggests and , as I have
nlrcadj stated , requests your co-operation
and consent that such an observatory be
located at Mole St. Nicholas on account cf
Its advantageous position and its connection
by rable with the leading commercial cen
ters You will greatly favor me by icturn-
lug an early reply. Accept , Mr. Minister ,
my high regard and consideration. I ha/e
the honor , etc. W. r. POWELL.
Haytl's answer follows :
DEPARTMENT OP STATE FOR FOH-
EIGN RELATIONS. PORT AU PRINCE.
July 6. Mr. Minister : I have the honor lo
acknowledge the receipt of dispatch of 2nd
of this month. No. 133 , by which you in
form me of the desire of your government
to proceed to the establishment of a meteor
ological observatory at Mole St. Nicholas
and begging mo to obtain the assent of the'
Ha > tien government In favor of the project.
Well appreciating the eminent services thnt
this observatory would bo called to render
to navigation in general , the government of .
the republic ; of Hn > tl , which 1 hastened to |
inform of that interesting question , giving
way to conblderutlon of high Interior poll-
tics , tecs itself with much regret unable to
grant favorably jour icquest. I am W3l !
persuaded , Mr. Minister , that Ihe space of
time , short as It may be. that has expired
since your happy ai rival among us , will
amply suffice to a mind as perspicacious and
lilkh as jours , to appreciate at their value
the imperious reasons that have led the
Ilajtlen government to take this decision.
Please accept , etc. B. ST. VICTOR.
Proirptly on the receipt of this , Secretary
Wilson gave Chief Moore of the weather
bureau the following Instructions :
"I forward jou a copy of the Hajttcn
government's dispatch , declining to permit
us to establish a meteorological station In
that territory I think. It Is exceedingly un
friendly on their part , but of course all vvo I
ran do Is to make use of the contiguous roun-
tries that are friend ! ) to us 1 ileslro that |
In the conduct of > our work In the Carrlb-
bcan tea. > nu give no Information nor copies ]
of dUpatchcs to the Ilaytlen government and
have no correspondence whatever with It
along meteorological lines , Evidently they
are suspicious of ulterior motive on the part
of this government and It Is our duty to
keep away from them entire ! ) . "
PACKING HOUSE STATISTICS
Omitlin Continues to Come tn the
IVont wild nn IiirrritNed .Nuni- j
IHT of ICIIItimx.
CINCINNATI , Aug. 24. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Price Current says Not much
change Is noted In the current aggregate !
movement of hogs , Western packings are
310,000 , compared with 303,000 the precced-
tng week and 285,000 last year. From March
1 the total U 10.17. > ,000. against S.790.000 a
year ago. Prominent places compare as fol
lows :
City 1SOS. 1S17.
Chicago . 3,303,000 2,9(50,000 (
Kansas City . 1.4S5.0IK ) 1,432,000
Omaha , . , , . j. . . . 40.000 7SJ.OOO
St. Louis . 62S.OOO 518,000
Indianapolis . . . 41)1,000 ) 441,000
Mllr-aukee . 53S.OOQ 369,000
Cincinnati . , . 293,000 263,600
St. Joseph . k.MJj,000 " 177,000
Ottumwa . f. . , . 20lppO 277,000
Cedar Rapids. . , .UJ , .233,0110 , ,20P.VQO
Sioux City. , . . . . . . . . . 18SOOO JlS.OiM )
Nebraska City . 177 COO 122.0UO
'
oJSt.'Paul . H3,0v > 0 4QOO
National Oongrew to Meet In Oheycnno
September !
MANY TOPICS DOWN FOR DISCUSSION
5prelnl 1'niicrn to lip Prpnrnlnl lij'
"Voted iplrntlHtn nnd ? pee I til-
Ixtn nn Irrigation
CHEYENNE , Wjo. , Aug. 24. The followIng -
Ing Is the program of the National Irrigation
congress which meets here September 1 to 3.
Other bubjccts will be added later , and In
addition a large number of special papers
are expected from specialists and scientists :
Thursday , September 1 , 10 n. m Congress
called to order b ) ' President Joseph M.
Carry , addresses of welcome by Governor
William A. Richards , Maor William R.
Schnlgtcr and E. E. Smiley , president of
the State university ; responses by the presi
dent and others. Afternoon session Ap
pointment of committees , reports of com
mittees , election and Installation of perma
nent ofllcers , addresses by officers. In the
i evening there will bo a reception at tha
state capital.
During the sessions of Friday and Satur
day , September 2 and S , the following mat
ters will be considered : Water and agricul
tural problems which have arisen In the
Irrigation development of the several arid
states and the methods of administration In
courts or needed tn these states.
"The Successes and Failures In Canal
Building nnd the Causes Thereof. " discus
. sion led by Colonel E. S. Nettleton ot Den
ver and participated In by J. C. Ulrlch of
J
Denver , Samuel Fortlcr of Ogden , S. L.
Wiley of Omaha , J. D. O'Donntll of Bill
ings. Mont , , and others.
"The Obstacles to Settlement In the Arid
Region and the Best Means of Overcoming
Them , " discussion led by William E. Smthe
of New York.
"Laws and Regulations to Promote the
Best Use of Water in Times of Scarcity , "
discussion led by Hon. John E. Field , state
engineer of Colorado.
"The Need of Special Tribunals for the
Settlement of Water Right Controversies , "
discussion led by Hon. J. M. Wilson , state
engineer of Nebraska.
"The Duty of Water and Its Relation to
the Adjudication of AVatcr Rights , " discus
sion led by Robert C. Gemmell , state engi
neer of Utah.
"The Relation of the State and National
Government to the Further Reclamation of
,
the ( Arid Territory by Irrigation. "
"Tho Need of National Aid in the Con.
i struction of Storage Reservoirs and Important -
tant t Irrigation Canals , " discussion led by
Hon. G. H. Maxwell of San Francisco.
"The Construction ot Storage Reservoirs
Under National Supervision , " Colonel H. M.
Chlttcnden , United States engineer , or his
representative.
"The Management and Disposal of the
Arid Public Lands , " Hon. H. Shafroth of
Colorado.
"The Management of the Grazing Lands
and Their Use as an Aid to Irrigation nnd
Development , " L H. Taylor of Reno , Nev.
"What Congress Is Doing In the Aid of
Irrigation , " Hon. F. E. Warren of Wyo
ming , Hon. William R. Ellis of Oregon and
John E. Osborne of Wyoming.
"The Measurement of Streams and Its
Relation to , Irrigation Problems , " K , II.
Newell , United States geological survey.
National Forest Reserves , " Judge
E. T. Best of the Interior department.
"The Work ot the Agricultural Experi
ment ( Stations in Aid of Irrigation , " Hon.
S. M. Emery of Bozeman , Mont , L d. Car
penter f > t Fort Collins and J. C. BufCum of
' (
Laraml'e , \\yo.
The subjects will be , open to discussion
to all who desire to p'a/ttclpate in them.
The delegates to the _ congress , and their
friends will visit the canals' and reservoirs
at Wheatland. Wjo.
Troi > osed Arlruna For out Ilenervr.
PHOENIX. AH. , Aug. 24. ( Special. ) J , S
Holslngcr , special agent of the United States
Land department , has Just returned from a
month's trip In northern Arizona , .vhc'.e , In
company with , W. P. Hermann of Washing
ton , D. C. , a brother of Bluger Hermann ,
commissioner of the general land olllco , he
has Investigated the practicability of formIng -
Ing a forest reserve on the head.vaters of
the Verde river , one of the principal tribu
taries of the Salt river The report has been
finished and will be forwarded to Washing
ton without delay. The prospects are that
within the next thirty days the forest reserve -
servo will be proclaimed and a strict guaid
kept over It In the future to prevent depre
dations from timber thieves. The reserva
tion means much to the people of the Salt
river valley In Arizona , from the fact that
the destruction of the timber at the hcad-
WRters Is disastrous to a steady and unifoiri
flow ot water for Irrigating. The proponed
forest reservation Is covered with pine tim
ber and is 1,000,000 acres in extent. Technlc
ally described , its west boundary line Is the
Glla and Salt river meridian line. All of the
Mogollon mountains are Included in the dis
trict. The towns of Williams and Flagstaff
will bo included in the proposed reservation ,
which will have a length cast and west of
about fifty miles.
< ! oed Outlook , for Cattlemen.
PIERRE , S. D. . Aug. 24. ( Special. ) The
shippers of the first bunch of range cattle
which went from this market this season
have no cause to complain of the price re
ceived , nearly the whole shipment going
at $140. $ The total shipment was comprised
of 1,100 head and belonged to a number of
parties. It Is , not likely that any further
shliiirent will go out until September as
the cattle are jet considered rather soft for
shipment and are subject to heavy shrink
age. The round up would Indicate that a
large number ot cattle will be In shape for
shipment during the season and there will
bo a rush of shippers In the latter part of
September and the first of October. Besides
the shipments from this place , heavy ship
ments will ho made from Blunt this season ,
as the cattle which were placed In that
portion of the country will go to market
this jear > et. Range conditions show up In
good shape for a prosperous season and the
cattlemen are well pleased with the outlook.
J'ormer > el > ra Ua MIIII'N Promotion.
HAILEY. Idaho , AUK. 21. Special )
Neal J. Sharp , recently appointed register
of the Hallcy , Idaho , United States land of
fice , was torn In Fulton county , Illinois , In
the jcar 1833 ; resided on a farm with his
parents In said county foi fifteen jcars ,
moved to Qulncy. III. , resided on a farm
at Qulncy with his parents until 1S50 , when
with his parents ho moved to Fremont
count- , Iowa , afterwards to Mills count ) ,
loua , vvhetc he studied law- removed to
Salem. Richardson count- , Nebraska , where
he was admitted to the bar , was a member
of the second session of the Nebraska leg-
Islaturc. In 1SG1 he enlisted In the First
Nebraska volunteers ns a second lieutenant ,
rose to the rank of captain , was twice com
missioned for meritorious conduct on the
field. After the war he came west and en
gaged In mining business , settling In Cus-
ter county , Idaho , where he held the ofllce
of district attorney for seven consecutive
years.
DrlnlvM n Fatal Draught.
DEADWOOD , S. D. . Aug. 24. Special Tel
egram. ) L. A. Graves , an old resident of
( be Black Hills , drank cyanide of potassium
Instead of water this afternoon in this city
and died In an hour. He owned eonslder-
able raining property In the southern hills ,
ICaiiNMM WnntN the Teiitx.
TOPEKA , Kan , Au ? . 24 ( Special. ) Adjutant -
jutant General Allen has asked the co-opera-
tlon ot Governor ! > edy In helping to impure
the trntu which belong to the itntp ntul urn
temporarily In possession ot tile KOmhnitlit.
Tlieno tents nro to bo used In UiplylnK | the
Grand Army of the Republic orRntilyfttloiis
of the tntc > when ( hey desire to hold nil
encampment. There nrc nluuit COO of the
tents nnd they were furnished the volunteer
soldiers when they lift hero for the front ,
Wjoinltiu Crop Heport.
CHEYENNE , Wjo , Aug. 24. ( Special )
The crop service report of the Weather
bureau for the week ending today nhows
the last week to have been immunity warm
throughout the state. Scattering showers
occurred on the 16th , some portions of the
state receiving peed rains Throughout the
eastern Jiortlons of the state the grain har
vest Is nbout completed , potatoes nro ma
turing rapidly anil the crop season Is about
at an end. Grain harvesting ls In progress
throughout Dig Horn county , but In the
western portion of the stnte spring-sown
grain Is Juat ripening nnd Its harvest has
only begun. The reports Indicate that the
grain crop of the western portion of the
state will be the best for jcars. HaIng
still continues , but the bulk of the crop ,
which has been excellent in nil parts ot
the state , has already been secured.
Three AVmil nn Olllce.
JEFFKRSO.V CITY , Mo , Aug. 24. ( Spe
cial ) The democratic state convention at
Springfield last wick developed three candi
dates for the chief clerkship of the next
house of Mls'ourl general assembly , John
Marens of Hamilton , ex-Representative H.
P. Tate of Left Is county and ex-Representa
tive J. W. Patrick of Jackson county.
Pile * n Illti
CHAMBERLAIN. S. D , Aug. 21 ( Spe-
clal. ) Considerable surprise has been oc-
casloned here by the filing In the nfllce of
the register of deeds of a mortgage for
115,000 , executed by M Novotny , a prominent
business man of Klmball. In favor of Jane
Novotny of Ynnkton Novotny conducts n
general store at Klmb-Ul , where he has re
sided a great many years.
> ote * .
Concordln boasts of the largest convent
college < n the state.
Kansas shows an Increase In population
of 22,000 this year.
Traveling libraries In western Kansas fire
doing n flourishing business
Fred Bugbee. a Rough Rider from Olnth" ,
declares that ho never saw griatcr cowards
than the Cubans
The annual Indian smoke of the Osage
and Delaware tribes near Independence
broke up this year tn a big free fight. One
to the efforts of fakirs to rob the red men.
The soldier boys from Santiago are send
ing home grrat quantities of buttons cut
from the clothes of dead Spaniards , which
are being auctioned off nt Grand Army of
Republic benefits.
Governor Le dy claims that the federal
government has been too slow In whipping
Spain , In splto of the fact thnt the flag
which has stood In these pcssesslons for
400 years was pulled dn > vn In 114 days.
Wichita county , on the Kansas-Colorado
line , this searon has the finest corn pros
pects in the state. This Is the very center
of the drouth district and for miles In
every direction from Wichita county there Is
little vegetation.
The women of Coffcyvllle sent with pach
bundle of supplies forwarded to the Kan
sas troops at San Francisco a newtes'a -
ment. Now comes n complaint that the
boys want the old testament because thera
Is so much moro war In It than the la'er
edition.
The experiment station at Manhattan has
had the same acre of Hnd In 'vheat for
eighteen years to test the fertility of thp
soil This year It promises to ylold thirty
bushels. For eighteen years the average
has been nineteen bushels per year. D'li-
Ing that time no manure has been used.
Colorado AIMN itteN.
The various mining schemes , which were
Interfered with by the approach of the war ,
are now developing with greater energy.
John Henry Davis , the New York banker
who years ago cmbezyled $ COO 000 Is now a
janitor In a Denver ticket scalper's olllco.
The Yellow stone valley gold craze Is now-
well developed. A laud slide * uncovered a
rich pocket and prospectors have been flockIng -
Ing to the Bccne.
A granite building with sleeping accom
modations is being erected on the summit
cf Plko's Peak for quarters f& those who
desire to spend the night there.
"Bob" Walking , the prize fighter , cscapid
prcsccutlon for murder at Idaho Springs be
cause the county attorney thought It too
hot to draw up ar Indictment.
Denver police are searching for Rev.
Samuel Elwell of Agra , Kan. He visited
Denver with his family and suddenly dis
appeared. He had on his person $400 at
the time nnd foul play Is feaied.
Hotchklss fishing parties have been
frightened home by the approach of n large
bear. Hunters galore have been after the
animal , hut he has managed to elude them.
It ' Is one of the largest bears ever seen in
Colorado.
A company has been organized to furnish
water near LaSalle for the largest potato
patch In the world. It will Include several
thousand acres and will require ICO.OOO.OOO
cubic Inches of water montMy. The Invest
ment Involves $100,000.
Colorado trout streams are not giving up
their speckled beauties this year. Eastern
sportsmen generally , who have visited this
season streams where the larg-st baskets
have been made In the past , report abbo-
lutely no fish this year.
Oregon > evvn "Noted.
The town of Antelope , destroyed by fire
recently. Is being rebuilt.
Plans for establishing n co-operntlve can
nery nt Astoria have been completed.
Isnnc Guber , having taken n fortune from
the Great Northern mine , lias sold that
The most critical period in a woman's
life may be properly called " niosborauig
Time. " It is the period when ; , ue blossoms
from girlhood into womanhood.
At this momentous time the best medi
cine for a woman to take is Dr Picrcc's
Favorite Prescription. It acts directly up
on the delicate and important organs tint
arc to bear the burdens \ufUiood and
motherhood It makes them strong ,
healthy and vigorous. It corrects r.il
iricjrulartties and displacements a nrt btops
exhausting drains. Taken clurj.i the pe
riod of expectant maternity , it banishes
the usual annoyances end -nakcs baby's
coming easy ami almost painless. It in
sures the new-comer's health and i > n ample
supply of nourishment. It transforms
weak , sickly , nervous , complaining wo.
men into hippy , healtliv vives. Thou-
sinds of women have told over their own
e'fmaturcs , the story of t'.c marvelous
merits of this great medicine. An lion ,
cst dealer will not try to persuade jou
to take something different from what you
ask for , for the sake of a few pennies ad
ded profit.
Mrs. Anna Ulrlch , of Klrj Creek. Buffalo
Co , Neb , writes"I wis under doctor * ' care
for two year * wKh uterine disease I w.14 so
vveaL. that I coulil fit up In bed only a feir mo
ments. I commenced inVing Hr. Tierce's I'a-
vorite Prescription nml when I htd taken one-
half dozen bottles I was up and tolni wherever
I pleased , and have been lerv-Mron ; ever tlnce
that w.a two ycarj and a half ago. "
The only constipation cute that never
cause * discomfort Dr Plercc's Pleasant
FelleU. At all mcdiciua itorcs.
| jn roperty ( o n * ) iullcnp | nmt frllfei ! from
llnpi nro nn ImmciiKo crop thin yenr The
jlcld will tie iloublu thnt of Init i-cni-on ,
Hlneklicrrles nro tcnrce In thn innuutnliu
this > fnr for the Mrd tlmu In mnny yenra
Slnny forcat Urea hnvc been Marten1 hi
the tnountnlna this Bunlmer and IiHich damage -
ago linn resulted
Albany's complete street cnr equipment
was ilcstrojed by fire. It constated of ono
snmll motor cnr ,
Sheep men charge thnt their enemies
have ctnrted numerous tires on the sheep
ranges this summer.
i John Ne sly , n Snlvntlon Army worker ,
j has bought n traction uiglne and with n
crew of co-workers la traveling through Ore-
i i gon. threshing by day and preaching by
night.
The soft pine of which the telegraph nnil
telephone polis In Oregon are composed
offer such a tempting Inducement to the
whittling fiend that the companies are
figuring on arranging the wires BO that n
bolt of electricity will shock any one who
sticks n knlfo Into the pole * .
MliNOltll Nt-Mi Nofefl ,
The woolen mills of Carthage are run
ning dn > nnd night.
Nodavvr. ) county citizens hnvo organized n
Good Roruls association and nro doing much
work In that direction.
The corn crop of southern Missouri has
been practically destiojed by the drouth ,
but the northern counties are In good coudl-
tlon.
Knnsns Clt's ordinance regulntlai ; dairy
men In tint munlclpalltj has been declared
void , and now any old kind of milk Is on sale
thete.
Ml'sourl papers are talking of that state
having two pi eminent candidates for presi
dent In 1300 William J Stone , democrat ,
' and ' Webster Davis , lepubllcan.
D. H WlRlitman , a prominent merchant
' ot Do Sofa , unable to stind business compli
cations i , ni range 1 his looks and papers ,
wrote letters to nil his relations and blew
out his brains |
Brookfield , Macon , Mexico. Cameron and
other north Missouri clt s will have bpeclal
delegates at tl-o Transmlsslsslppl Exposition
on Missouri daj- . They are not Inclined fo
see the state day r.bandoned. I
Rov. J. A. HcndliiRton of Mexico , Mo , has I
returned from the Klondike without bring
ing any gold with him. Nowhe Is pre
paring to mount the lecture platform to tell
of the riches that are not to bo found in
that region.
The Biirvivers of the notorious Quantrcll
band will hold a reunion at Blue Springs ,
September 3. The arrangements nro being
conducted by George Shepard , who was
the lieutenant under the guerrilla leader nnd
later a member of the Jnmca band of train
robbers. Shepard Is now a peaceable
farmer of Jnckfon county It Is said that
i thlity ( members of the Quantrell band will
assemble at the reunion.
Month DaUoln > evt > oten.
Labor dny will bo celebrated In many
South Dakota towns.
Political equality clubs occupy the Idle
hours of many Yankton business men.
The railroad being constructed up Hay
. Creek to the teal fields will be completed
this fill. . ,
In the Spearflsh valley during the heat of
last week the applet ) In most of the orchards
fell oft and all other fruit was ruined ,
The Deadwcod fire department voted last
week to attend the national tournament at
' the Transmlsslsslppl Exposition In a body.
An energetic thief with n fancy for a
variety of hammocks went through Sturgla
and stole twenty-two from the various front
yards In one night
Much range property has changed owner
ship In South Dakota this year. H Is esti
mated that nioro than $1,000,000 has been In
vested by eastern parties In the valley south
of Dcajjvvood this year.
At the bepteciber term of federal court at
Deadwood the case of the goveinmont
against the Honicstnke Mining company for
$600 damages for timber appropriated by
that company will bo tried.
Small cattle owners have fenced up the
water holes formerly used by the big ship
pers to refresh their herds being moved
overland on the eastern range of the state
and costly litigation is threatened.
The Motor Cycle Transportation company ,
operating n line between Plerro and Yank-
ton , scored a broken wheel of their ma
chinery the first dny. The line Is favored
with promises of much patronage ns soon
as the motorb get to running regularly.
The fruit yield promises to be very abun
dant this season.
The Red Cross Ins organized as a state
society In Washington.
A German syndicate has Invested a largo
sum in mines near Galena.
The reported finding of gold on Pine creek
Is now known to have been n fake
Taeoma will erect a crematory and stop
the practice of dumping refuse matter on
tldo lands
There will bo no more bicycle rrces In
Washington this year. The meets have not
paid thus far.
Rallroids are fighting the assessments In
each county of the state. They want re
ductions of one-third.
Arrivals-in Seattle from the Klondike re
port little gold coming out and much t > tarva-
tlon among the miners.
Rev. Campbell W. Bushncll of Spokane
Is a lawyer , politician and a minister. He
wants to go to congress.
A crusade Is being waged In all Washing
ton towns against the practice of permit
ting young boyb and girls In low theaters
and similar places of amusement.
A miserable gang of criminals , occupying
a mountain cabin near Seattle , has been
nnd brnkrn up Thn mrinlirm mi\1n
n practice of pnttiltiK > QUiR ! * lrl * tu thol
' lonely lirfbltAtlnti nnd nbufltiK them.
Calliolli-
MIMVAt'KCt : , AUK STim < Ontrnl
union of Catholic Young Men's noclofles this
nfltrnnon clerlrd thru * oillc-rr * I'rrftl lent.
ltr\ . John J , llngen of Ili'lltivlllr , 111 , first
vice president , Lucas Rlrd , Milwaukee , > ir-
runpondlng upcrftftry , Joseph H , Relttit'i ,
. Pltldbiirg ; flnnnclnl geTi ( ry , J. H. Lrn.f ,
' Detroit , tffnsurer , Michael C. RelM , Hello-
vlll" . 111. The next meeting place Is SU
Paul , Minn.
Dividend Heelnred ,
NEW YORK , Aug. 24. The directors of
the Internntlonnl Pnper company hnvo dc-
rlnred n dividend of 1 < 4 per cent on the pre
ferred stock , pnyrtblc October 1 ,
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Cloudy Wrnthrr niul Vnrlnhlr WlniU
for .NelirimUa , Knimnii , levin
nnil South Dakota.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 24. Forecnst for
1 hursday :
For Nebraska nnd low n Partly cloudy
n rather ; vnrlnblo winds.
For South Dakota Fnlr wenther ; varlablo
winds
For Kansas Fair In western portion :
thunder storms In eastern portion ; variable
winds.
For Missouri Thunder showers. ; variable *
winds ) .
For Wyoming , Colorado nnd Montnna
Generally fnlr ; variable winds.
I.oonl Iteeoril.
OFFICt : LOCAL WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , AUK J4 Oninlm record of tem
perature nnd rainfall compared with tha
cornipondlng day ot the ln.st three years :
1S9S. 1S97. 1SW. 1895.
Maximum temperature . , y sj $7 s5
Minimum tempo rat nro . . ul f > 7 fit fit
Avciano temperature . 77 70 7.1 "i
Knlnfull . 00 .60 .00 .00
Rioord of temperature and precipitation
nt Onifha for this day nnd since March
1. IMS :
Normal for the ( lav . . . 72
K\cet > s for the dav . . . 5
Accumulated oxctss wlnoo March 1 . ISO
Not mil rainfall for the day- . 10 Inch
Oeflelcncv for the dav- . . 10 Inch
Totnl rainfall nlmo March L , . .13.66 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 . 2.50 Inchon
Deficiency for cor period. 1S97 . > > .42 inches
ixtess for cor. period , 1S96 . 2.J > 0 Inches
Itcnnrtn from Station * nts p. in. ,
Soventy-rtfth Meridian Time.
list
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER , FIJI
Onuihn. clear S2I .00
North 1'litte , clear .00
Silt Lake Cltv , clear .00
Cheyenne , clear .00
Rapid Cltv , clear .00
Huron , clear .00K
Chicago , cloudy T
St. Louis , partly cloudy , .00
St. Paul , clear . .00.m
Davenport , clear .Oil
Helena , clear .00
Kunx.is City , clear , .00T
Oalveston. clear Si ! 99 .00
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecast Official.
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